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Ladies First: The Ways Women And Girls Affected Change In The Civil Rights Movement In New Orleans, Terri R. Rushing 2021 University of New Orleans

Ladies First: The Ways Women And Girls Affected Change In The Civil Rights Movement In New Orleans, Terri R. Rushing

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

New Orleans Historical is a project of the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies in the History Department of the University of New Orleans. This thesis and tour presents and discusses the “Ladies First” tour which contains seven tour stops on New Orleans Historical. The tour chronicles seven women and girls who have advanced the cause of equal rights and justice in the metropolitan region of New Orleans, Louisiana between 1950 and 1975. This thesis examines the work of seven key figures: Rosa Keller, Doratha “Dodie” Simmons, Marie Ortiz, Sybil Morial, and Dorothy Mae Taylor; and participants in the Civil …


Don’T Be Myth-Taken: The Perpetuation Of Historical Myths In New Orleans Tourism, Madeleine R. Roach 2021 University of New Orleans

Don’T Be Myth-Taken: The Perpetuation Of Historical Myths In New Orleans Tourism, Madeleine R. Roach

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The mythology that surrounds the city of New Orleans is expansive. In a city well known for its ghosts and culture, the tourism industry utilizes stories and mythology to entice tourists to visit the city. However, the perpetuation of myths as historical facts or as actual events to an unknowing public can cause more harm than good to the city and the understanding of its past. This essay utilizes interviews with current New Orleans Tour Guides to examines how the tourism industry in New Orleans presents mythology and historical evidence to tourists. This essay examines tours and tourism materials to …


“We Planted Rice And Killed People:” Symbiogenetic Destruction In The Cambodian Genocide, Andrew Woolford, Wanda June, Sereyvothny Um 2021 University of Manitoba

“We Planted Rice And Killed People:” Symbiogenetic Destruction In The Cambodian Genocide, Andrew Woolford, Wanda June, Sereyvothny Um

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

In recent years, genocide scholars have given greater attention to the dangers posed by climate change for increasing the prevalence or intensity of genocide. Challenges related to forced migration, resource scarcity, famine, and other threats of the Anthropocene are identified as sources of present and future risk, especially for those committed to genocide prevention. We approach the connection between the natural and social aspects of genocide from a different angle. Our research emanates out of a North American Indigenous studies and new materialist rather than Euro-genocide studies framework, meaning we see the natural and the social (or cultural) as inseparable, …


The Baby Bump Nobody Saw, Cindy Nguy 2021 Santa Clara University

The Baby Bump Nobody Saw, Cindy Nguy

General and Other Stories During COVID-19

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One Fateful Day In March, Anonymous 2021 Santa Clara University

One Fateful Day In March, Anonymous

General and Other Stories During COVID-19

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Lost Time, Anonymous 2021 Santa Clara University

Lost Time, Anonymous

General and Other Stories During COVID-19

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Positive, Sarah Abbott 2021 Santa Clara University

Positive, Sarah Abbott

Experiences with the COVID-19 Illness

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Days, Anonymous 2021 Santa Clara University

Days, Anonymous

The Move to the Virtual World

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How I'Ve Grown Thanks To Covid, Anonymous 2021 Santa Clara University

How I'Ve Grown Thanks To Covid, Anonymous

Isolation - Physically Separated and Wearing Masks

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Deep Reflection, Anonymous 2021 Santa Clara University

Deep Reflection, Anonymous

General and Other Stories During COVID-19

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A More Positive Story, Anonymous 2021 Santa Clara University

A More Positive Story, Anonymous

The Move to the Virtual World

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On What To Wear And Where To Find It, Ryan Nazari 2021 Santa Clara University

On What To Wear And Where To Find It, Ryan Nazari

Isolation - Physically Separated and Wearing Masks

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Self-Growth, Francesca D'Urzo 2021 Santa Clara University

Self-Growth, Francesca D'Urzo

Isolation - Physically Separated and Wearing Masks

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Online Pandemic, Anonymous 2021 Santa Clara University

Online Pandemic, Anonymous

The Move to the Virtual World

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Yes And..., Anonymous 2021 Santa Clara University

Yes And..., Anonymous

General and Other Stories During COVID-19

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My Biggest Scare During Quarantine, Anonymous 2021 Santa Clara University

My Biggest Scare During Quarantine, Anonymous

Experiences with the COVID-19 Illness

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“‘Even If You’Re Not Going To Plant, Use Your Water’: Forging Identity Through Cultural Practices”, Rafael A. Martínez, Froilán Orozco, Nancy C. Canales-Navarrete 2021 Arizona State University

“‘Even If You’Re Not Going To Plant, Use Your Water’: Forging Identity Through Cultural Practices”, Rafael A. Martínez, Froilán Orozco, Nancy C. Canales-Navarrete

Chamisa: A Journal of Literary, Performance, and Visual Arts of New Mexico and the Greater Southwest

The Pecos Valley Series is an oral history project developed over two years whose aim was to capture the cultural practices in agriculture and activism that is evident to the cultural identities of the northern New Mexico region. Participants include folks whose family genealogy has been tied to the Valley for hundreds of years, while also including transplant perspectives to demonstrate the complexity of placemaking. The Pecos Valley Series, was produced in what Nuevo Mexicano scholars term Querencia- a deep love for place and its history. These are themes and topics which are prevalent and relevant in defining the Southwest …


Navigating Our New Normal, Julia C. 2021 Santa Clara University

Navigating Our New Normal, Julia C.

Isolation - Physically Separated and Wearing Masks

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Ekphrastic Photograph: On The Plane, Powell Clark 2021 Santa Clara University

Ekphrastic Photograph: On The Plane, Powell Clark

Isolation - Physically Separated and Wearing Masks

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Longboard, Anonymous 2021 Santa Clara University

Longboard, Anonymous

General and Other Stories During COVID-19

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